Problem
Conscientious objection at the workplace
Incidence:
A Muslim who refused work in the food industry to avoid handling pork meat; a Jehovah's Witness who refused to be transferred within a company to armaments manufacture; a merchant navy officer who demanded that his union refuse to unload nuclear missiles; a school teacher who refused a position to teach in a religiously-affiliated school. All these cases in several countries were acknowledged by unemployment compensation commissions to be justifiable exercises of personal conscience.
Broader Problems:
Employee disobedienceDenial of right of conscientious objection to military service Related Problems:
Conscientious objection Aggravates:
Unreliable workers Subject(s):
Social Activity → Employment conditionsRelated UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST